Does polycystic kidney disease recur after a transplant?

Many patients with this disease especially end-stage PKD are fairly concerned the answer, because they think kidney transplant is the only effective treatment to give them a brand new life. read more

It so happens that often polycystic kidneys run in families and manifest later in life usually in 30s or 40s. read more

When PKD causes kidneys to fail-which usually happens after many years-the patient requires dialysis or kidney transplantation. About one-half of people with the most common type of PKD progress to kidney failure, also called end-stage renal disease (ESRD). read more